Kay Bojesen HIPPO Oak - a Beloved Classic

Manufacturer: Rosendahl

The Faithful Pencil Holder!Since 1955, the HIPPO was one of Kay Bojesen's faithful employees! He served as a pencil holder on Mr. Bojesen's desk. Never demanding more than a playful tap on the head. Always returning the gesture with a wide smile. Celebrating the child within us all. HIPPO is made of oak.

Kay Bojesen's intention was never to duplicate nature. His ambition was to create charming variations that should be pleasant to hold while engaging our imaginations and celebrating the child within us all.

About Kay Bojesen'Even though an old proverb says 'too much special knowledge makes you stupid' I, as a craftsman, must say that having gone through an apprenticeship in the field of applied art, gives me certain advantages in the difficult art of design, as compared to those who partly or completely work from theoretical knowledge.'

Kay Bojesen was a silversmith, but through his wooden toys he became known as one of Danish applied art's great pioneers. His Grand Prix cutlery received its name when it won first prize in Milan in 1951.